Surveyor's transit

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Non-Indian
Artist/Maker: Keuffel & Esser Company (Keuffel & Esser Co./K & E), Hoboken, New Jersey, 1867-1987
Previous owner: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989

Collection History: Used by George Gustav Heye and MAI staff during archaeological excavations in the early twentieth century; catalogued as part of the NMAI collections in 2003.
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Place: Hoboken; Hudson County; New Jersey; USA

See related items: Non-Indian; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2882
Barcode: 262882.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Surveyor's transit
Media/Materials: Wood, metal
Techniques: Commercially produced/manufactured
Dimensions: 30 x 12.5 x 15.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb387463-7eb3-4ac0-8fac-474795449d73

Record ID: NMAI_279003